Do the dates of any Jewish feasts or holy days in the future fit into your hypothesis that the European Neighbourhood Policy is the seven-year agreement of Daniel 9:27?

Ted's Response:

Yes. For one thing, I have believed, for many years, that Jesus will return on a Yom Kippur, on the last day of the 70th Week. There are several reasons why I believe Jesus will return on a Yom Kippur.

One reason is that this is the day the Great Trumpet will sound (Isaiah 27:13), which is when the Lord will appear (Zechariah 9:14). Another reason is that this day also is called Yom haPeduth, which means "Day of Redemption," so it makes sense that the Redeemer would come on this day:

"The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins," declares the LORD (Isaiah 59:20).

Evidently, it is in the middle of the 70th Week that the abomination that causes desolation will be set up (in the third temple in Jerusalem):

He will confirm a covenant with many for one "seven." In the middle of the "seven" he will put an and to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing [of the temple] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him (Daniel 9:27).

The ENP was funded on October 17, and established on October 24, 2006. During that week, October 22 was a new moon. New moons seemed significant to God as the beginning of certain time periods in the Bible (1 Chronicles 23:31; Psalm 81:3; Isaiah 66:23), such as Rosh Chodesh: the first day of any Jewish month.

So I picked October 22, 2006, to begin my count. Also, I made the assumption that the first half of the 70th Week would be the same length (1,260 days) as the second half:

April 3 is in the middle of Passover week 2010, with March 30, 2010, being the actual date of Passover (see If the European Neighbourhood Policy is the Daniel 9:27 covenant, is there anything significant on the Jewish calendar, 3˝ years later, that could be a time when sacrifices and offerings could be made to cease in the Jewish temple?). Hypothetically speaking, if this is the midpoint of the 70th Week, then the "abomination that causes desolation" may be set up in the newly-built temple in Jerusalem on April 3, 2010.

Next, I added 1,260 days to that date:

Looking at the Calendar of Jewish Holy Days 2006–2014, we see that September 14, 2013, happens to be Yom Kippur of that year. So far, everything fits into my time count. Furthermore, if Jesus' feet will stand on the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4) on Yom Kippur of 2013, then less than a week thereafter, during Sukkot (also known as the Feast of Tabernacles), beginning September 19, 2013, representatives from the nations will come to worship the King, Jesus, in Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:16-19)

Next, let's consider an important prophecy that includes two specific time periods:

From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days (Daniel 12:11,12).

In the extensions to the 70th Week and 30 days sections of my Final Battles commentary, I explain why I believe the Battle of Armageddon will take place on the 30th day following Jesus' return to earth. If so, this will fulfill the 1,290-day prophecy of Daniel 12:11. On the Calendar of Jewish Holy Days 2006–2014, nothing is seen to take place on October 14, 2013. As such, we can expect that the Battle of Armageddon will not fulfill any specific feast or holy day on the Jewish calendar.

However, let's look at the second time period of 1,335 days, shown in the Daniel 12:11,12 prophecy. It is assumed that Jesus will return on the 1,260th day after the midpoint of the 70th Week. Therefore, we are looking at the 75th day after this:

If Yom Kippur—September 14, 2013—is counted as day #1, then day #75—November 27, 2013—is the first day of the eight days of Hanukkah. This can be verified on the Calendar of Jewish Holy Days 2006–2014. This 75-day time period, from Yom Kippur to the beginning of Hanukkah, is constant every year; it never varies.

Soon after Jesus' return, I believe that He will construct, and have others help construct, the Millennial Temple (Zechariah 6:12,13,15), described in Ezekiel 40:5–43:27. Thus, it would seem logical for that brand new temple to be purified and consecrated during Hanukkah, just as the second temple in ancient Israel was consecrated during Hanukkah.

I never have seen a more plausible explanation for the 1,335 days in Daniel 12:12 than this. It all seems to fit perfectly. Of course, this does not prove anything, just as the fact that the European Neighbourhood Policy is a seven-year agreement, involving Israel and confirming/strengthening a prior covenant, EuroMed, does not prove that it is the prophesied seven-year agreement of Daniel 9:27. Yet, I have found not one piece of "circumstantial evidence," so far, that does not fit exactly into this hypothesis.